EU Will Not Evacuate Diplomats From Kyiv Despite Russian Threats
- The European Union will not evacuate its diplomats from Kyiv despite Russian threats of strikes on May 9, according to European Commission spokesperson Anouar El Anouni.
- Russia warned foreign diplomatic missions of possible retaliatory strikes on Kyiv if Ukraine disrupts Moscow's Victory Day events and urged timely evacuation.
- Ukraine declared a ceasefire starting May 6, but Russia ignored it and continued attacks, with President Zelenskyy warning of reciprocal action.
- The European Commission called Russia's threats escalation tactics and stated that attacks on Kyiv are a daily reality.
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The minister stated that this is part of a strategy to weaken Ukraine's allies. German Federal Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, commenting on the Kremlin's threats and calls for the evacuation of embassies from Kyiv, stated that Germany has no plans to change the operation of its diplomatic mission in the Ukrainian capital. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing a Bloomberg publication. Read also: Russia officially declared a "ceasefire" from…
Anouar El Anouni, the European Commission's spokesperson, announced that "the EU will not abandon Kiev."
The Kremlin's call to clear the embassies in Kiev is baffled. Foreign diplomats remain on the ground – even the Ukrainians are unimpressed by Putin's threats.
In the European Union, they stated that they did not intend to reduce their diplomatic presence in Kiev because of threats from Moscow to strike at the Ukrainian capital.
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